Soccer Wednesday: Your Running Commentary

The UEFA Champions League will conclude its playoff round Wednesday with five matches set to determine the remaining entrants into the tournament’s group stage.

Wednesday’s action is highlighted by Arsenal, who are set to host Turkish side Besiktas following a 0-0 draw in Turkey last week. The Gunners overcame the dismissal of star midfielder Aaron Ramsey last time out, but Arsene Wenger’s men will have to be strong defensively to avoid conceding costly away goals to Demba Ba and Beskitas.

Meanwhile, the CONCACAF Champions League features a pair of games as well, headlined by Mexican side Club Leon’s clash with Costa Rica’s C.S. Herediano. Fellow Liga MX side Pachuca will also be in action Wednesday with a visit to Guatemala’s Municipal, who won the tournament in 1974.

In other action, D.C. United takes on the LA Galaxy in MLS league play, while the Copa MX resumes when Chivas de Guadalajara takes on Zacatepec and Morelia takes on Celaya.

If you will be watching any of today’s action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

At lunch and SiriusXM FC had a halftime report from talkSport. They said not enough quality balls up to Jozy or Wickham. Said Wickham is playing way to wide and needs to pinch in closer to Jozy. They also said Spector coming on for the 2nd.

sounds like Sunderland are going to get Ricardo Álvarez on loan, with option to buy if they stay up, from Inter Milan. creative/attacking midfielder who will hopefully help with Sunderland’s consistent problem of not getting the ball to their strikers.